Manually operated traveling barrier carrier



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ATTORNEY "MANUALLY OPERATED TRAVELING BARBIER CRBER Filed May 7, 1954 5 Shee'zsmShee' 3 ATTO FJ NI EY alternated pr. it l MlNlUllLlLY UPERATFED 'lilitdtlEiLliNG BARRIER, @Plitt/REER 'llurner l0. Rush, Lexington, lily.V

Application May 7, 11934, Serial No. 724,428

ll Claim.

This invention relates to a traveling race track barrier and has for the primary object the provision of means whereby a barrier may be manually moved from one place to another at a track for the purpose of lengthening or shortening a race as to a desired distance and which provides a viewing stand for the starter equipped with means to permit the starter to release the barrier from said stand.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a transverse sectional View illustrating my invention associated with a race track.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation illustrating one side of a car and showing the same mounted to a track.

Figure 3 is a similar View showing the opposite side of the car.

Figure 4 is a diagrammatical view showing the wiring diagram of this invention.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view showing one o-f the barrier posts and barrier strap carriage mounted thereto and which forms the subject matter of a copending application hereinafter identified.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view illustrating the same.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral l indicates a race track having a fence 2 located at opposite sides thereof and positioned along the track and upon the outside of the fence are barrier tracks 3 which are adapted to extend a desired distance so that a barrier mounted thereon can be manually moved along the track l. Each barrier track consists of vertically arranged posts d preferably of metallic construction mounted to a foundation 5 and the posts carry upper and lower rails 5 and ii each of angle iron construction. Mounted to travel upon the barrier tracks 3 are cars l each including a substantially triangular shaped body 8 of hollow formation which provides an inclined wall having brackets to releasably secure to said wall barrier posts 9. The brackets of the cars support the barrier posts 9 in converging relation so that they incline towards the track l and have slidably mounted therein 4carriages 2a to which is releasably secured a barrier strap ll constructed of an elastic material and tensioned when applied to said carriages (Cl. llll9--li5.5)

so that when said carriages are released they will travel towards the upper end of the posts 9. The carriages are releasably held by electrically actuated catches lll. The barrier strap il, carriages i211, and catches lll form the subject matter of a co-pending application led November 27 1933, and Serial No. 699,947 and shown in Figures 5 and 6 of this application.

Each car 'l' has horizontally arranged axles l2 on which are journaled wheels i3 that ride upon 10 the upper rail 5. The car body also has secured thereto arms ibi to which are journaled pairs of rollers l 5 engaging with opposite faces of the upper and lower rails 5 and 6. The rollers l5 act as guides for maintaining the wheels i3 upon the 15 upper rail and provide a construction whereby the car may be conveniently moved along the track by a person pushing or pulling on a handle bar it secured to the car.

Either of the cars may have removably mounted thereon a starters platform l provided with a suitable railing i9 having an entrance closed by a removable chain I9'. The flooring of the platform rests upon the upper edge of the car body and has legs 2li secured thereto which are in turn 25 removably received by brackets 2l on the body of the car. Braces 22 connect the legs with the flooring of the platform. The starter when standing upon the platform has a clear view of the race track and the barrier strap l i.

An electric circuit 2li is provided for the actuation of the electrically operated catches it and also has connected in circuit therewith an electrical source 25 preferably in the form of a storage battery carried by one of the cars. The` electric circuit 24! extends from one car to the other by passing through a conduit 26 placed under the race track l and supported by the barrier tracks 3. Conductor take-up reels f'l are carried by the cars and they are connected in the electric circuit referred to so that said cars may be moved along the barrier track without affecting the electric circuit. Also connected in the electric circuit and carried by the cars are electric bells 28. The circuit is controlled by a switch 3l) located in convenient reach of the starter from the platform. Thus it will be seen that the starter may conveniently release the barrier strap il by closing the switch til and simultaneously cause sounding of the bells 28 indicating that the race is under way.

The electric circuit 2li includes a plurality of conductors which are specically set forth as follows: Conductors it and l l are electrically connected to the catches I0, the latter including in their construction electromagnets, as shown in Figure 4, and one of the conductors I0 has a switch 30 electrically connected thereto and said last-named conductor IIJ is connected to the electrical source 25. The other conductor I0 is connected to the arm I4 oi one of the cars I and the lower rail 6 engaged by the rollers I5 of said arm I4 is connected to a conductor I2 which connects with the other rail 6 of the track. The arm I4 of the other car is connected to the electrical source by a conductor I3'. The conductors II' are connected to the bells 28 and the latter are connected by a conductor I4 which is mounted on the reels 21 of the cars. The conductors I2' and I4' pass through the conduit 26.

Having described the invention, I claim:

A movable race track barrier comprising car tracks located at opposite sides of a racetrack and each composed of upper and lower rails, cars mounted on said rails and each including a triangular-shaped body presenting an inclined face, handle bars secured to said bodies, barrier posts removably secured to the inclined faces and converging towards the race track, a barrier strapelectrically released from the barrier posts, an observation platform adapted to be removably mounted on one of said bodies, and an electric circuit including a source and a switch for the release of the electrically operated barrier strap.

TURNER C. RUSH. 

